Although 40-year-old Nguyen Thi Quyen has worked as a porter at wholesale Long Bien Market for eight years, renting a makeshift room nearby in Phuc Xa Ward, last Friday morning was the first time she received a free health check.

VietNamNet Bridge - Just looking at flower bicycles on Phan Dinh Phung Street or Yen Phu Dike, you will know it is spring or autumn in Hanoi. Hanoians who live far from the capital will deeply remember the city once they see these flower bikes.